The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-05-26

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV  NUMBER 40
THE PINE KrVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
This   writer   had  the  good  fortune
of  meeting  a  very  interesting    personage this week,  Rev.  Wm. H.  No-
wack,  who  has  for  the past  thirty-
three years  made his home in  War-
torn China, as a missionary.   He has
had many interesting experiences and
it is well  worth your while to hear
him.     He   addressed   two   groups   at
the school this week and will conduct
services at the Tabernacle Sunday.
In his opinion, Japan will probably be unable to conquer China
but will bankrupt herstlf in the
attempt and then lose in the end.
It is a shameful fact that We of
the ^United   States    are    Japan's
most  valuable  ally  in  the   cruci-
fiction of the Chinese people and
the .murder of her undefended civilian   population.     Japan   would
be unable to continue her barbarous campaign  two  montijs  longer
were it hot for the vast imports
of  waring   materials  flowing  thither from  the   United  States    of
America.
A Chinaman helping to unpack Red
Cross supplies in his native land remarked, "well, America ought to send
us bandages, they send the bullets-to
wound us."
A peltion is being circulated here
this week, asking that this horrible
commerce be stopped, and it is hoped
that every person in town will Jign
it.
Rev. Nowack who speaks Chinese very fluently, explained that
the Chinese do their writing in
symbols. That is, using a picture
to express a word or phrase.some
of the symbols are rather amusing. For instance, the symbol for
•'peace" is two lines drawn to re
present a roof with the outline
of one woman underneath. Meaning one woman in a house an 1 if
two women appear, peace cea-.cs
l,o exist—which is a good symbol
in any man's language.
PLANS FOR COOP.
CREAMERY ARE
GOING FORWARD
Corwin Jones
Corwin Jones, music teacher in the
local school, had the honor of being
selected by Mr. Preston, music instructor at Moorhead State Teachers
College, and critic at the music festival held in Brainerd Saturday, to
lead the mass Junior Mixed Chorus
at the festival. His criticisms were
received this week, and he stated
that the Pine River Junior Mixed
Chorus was one of the finest he had
heard and that their advancement
was well  beyond their age-ability.
MORE GRIM REMINDERS ERECTED
Clyde Townsend unearthed an old
relic the other day and oddly eno ig,i.
there are several of the younger generation who failed to identitfy it. The
article was an old rusty switch-twister
for a 1914 Ford, which has been outmoded for well over twenty years.
More Truth Than  Poetry
Well-timed   silence   is  far  more
eloquent than" speech, which some
realize too  late.
Too Much Sleep
Bill Biever, the genial manager ot
the local recreation parlor, had an
odd experience the other night. It
went something like tnis: He had
been quite busy during the evening
and closed at a late hour, practically
walking in his sleep. Upon arriving
home, he picked up the evening paper,
curled up on the davenport and proceeded to read. Some time later, he
woke with a start and noticing it was
broad daylight, decided he must have
fallen asleep while reading and spent
the night on the sofa. He began at
once to search for his clothes, in order that he might dress himself and
be off to work. But in spite of several trips around the room, he failed to
locate the elusive garments, finally
In desperation he stomped back to the
davenport and chanced to look down
at his feet and was startled to find
that he had gone to bed with his
shoes on and in the next moment noticed that he was wearing the garments he had been frantically searching for. But he still had another
awakening. He dashed to the window and saw that the night was still
pitch-black. After rubbing some more
sleep from his eyes, he noticed th it
the floor lamp was on, flooding the
room with light which he thought
was daylight. From now on, Bill
goes through his retiring motions
with a little more deliberation and
assures himself of the hour.
"X" Marks the Spot!
More of these grim reminders of
sudden, and generally avoidable death
by auto accident, have recently been
erected in this vicinity by L. M. Severeid, local representative of the
State Automobile Insurance Association of Des Moines, Iowa, sponsors
of a safety campaign that has resulted in marking the scenes of over
5,000 auto fatalities with over 5,000
of these warning signals. This makes
a total'of three "X" marks the spot
signs in territory immediately adjacent to Pine River, A soldier killed
in France was occasion for statewide
regret and comment. Death by auto
accident has become so common that
it receives only a passing thought.
A group of committeemen selected
for work in the re-organization of the
Pine River Cooperative Creamery, met
with the Board of Directors at the armory Saturday afternoon. There was
representation from nearly every twp.
in the locality and a good start was
made toward a definite program of
contacting ' prospective stockholders.
Several of the men present, signed
for their share of stock at this meeting.
Mr. S. Allen Aldrich, Farm Security
Administration Supervisor of Itasca
county, led the discussion, ancl gay»=
the committeemen a goodly number
of reasons why thh continuation of
a cooperative creamery was needed
in Pine River. He stated that the
task was not very difficult considering the present circumstances. That
is, the large volume, the large number of patrons and the suitable territory.
Mr. A. W. Aamodt, State Cooperative Specialist, gave a very interesting talk concerning the various co
operative enterprises he has super-
Wised during the past few years, and
told what had been accomplished by
these organizations. During the course
FIELD DAY HELD
FRIDAY DRAWS
LARGE CROWD
Mrs. Julia Leverington Dies In Iowa
Word Was received by the Les Leverington family this week, of the
passing of Mrs. Julia Leverington of
Olwein, la., at the age of 83 years.
She is the mother of Les Leverington
and Grandmother of Mrs. Les Gilson
of Bungo.
Mrs. Leverington is a pioneer resident of Moose Lake Twp., moving to
Olwein about twent5r-five years ago,
where she has since made her ihome.
She is survived by six sons, Ervin
of Collis, Minn.. Leslie of Pine River,
James of Maynard, and Will, Rex: and
Koy of Olwein, Ia.; also one (faugh*
ter, Mrs. E. A. Fox; twenty-on© grand
children ancl nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one
daughter, Mrs. Fox, one son Harry
and  her  husband.
of his talk, he emphasized the importance of good management and a
good system of bookkeeping. He further stated that it was the business
of every stockholder to know the
financial condition of their enterprise,
and that these financial summaries
were the property of everyone concerned instead of two or three individuals. He further emphasized the
need of an annual audit by a disinterested party.
Tentative dates were set for several community meetings at which
there will be competent speakers to
bring each locality an idea of the
benefits' to be derivod and to gi\"
them all the facts in the case so that
they might become acquainted with
the Pine River Cooperative Creamery
movement.
Others in attendance were Oscar
Nelson, Extension Agent of Cass Co.,
and Erland R. Johnson, RR Supervisor of the Farm Security Administration. The local business men were
represented at the meeting and were
the sponsors of the coffee and doughnut lunch served at the close of the
meeting. Another meeting will be
held at the Pine River armory May
31, at 8 p. m., for all committeemen
and others who wish to attend. This
will be a check-up to see what progress has been made and to recommend any needed changes. Because
of the many favorable comments received thus far, all parties concerned, feel optimistic towards an early
completion of the share selling.
Moose Lake Farm
Bureau Holds Meet
The Moose Lake Farm Bureau meeting was held Monday, May 15 with a
large crowd in attendance. A very interesting program was j»iven. Mr. Dorsey told of his trip to Miami Fla., telling of many points of interest. A
rope, making splicing and tying, demonstration was given uy Harlan La-
Porte, Bob Dally and Mr. Grimsrua
of Pillager. The invitation was.excepted to attend the picnic with the
Bungo and Pleasant Valley units some
time this summer.
THANK YOU
I wish to express my appreciation
for the many kindnesses tendered
myself and my family during my recent illness. I also wish to thank my
many friends for the lovely nowers,
gifts, letters and cards sent to me
both while I was at Rochester and
:r Home, as it was impossible to acknowledge them all.
Mrs. Dale Dubbs
Bungo Farm Bureau
Meets Friday Eve.
The Bungo Twp. Farm Bureau will
meet at the Pine Forest school Friday  evening   (tonight)   at    S    p.    rn.
Come prepared to discuss your ideas
on dairying problems. Plans for a
Farm Bureau picnic will also be discussed. A program has been arranged by the committee. Lunch will be
served following the program. Everyone is urged to attend this meeting
as it is of vital importance to all.
Footlights Club Has
Eventful Season
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Friday evening, the Footlights Club,
dramatics organization of the Senior
High School, presented their annuai
program of one-act plays, directed by
Miss Isaacson. Four plays were given as follows:
"The Patterson Dinner" capably acted out by Joyce Reed, Mardelle Kyllingstad, Leona Hopke, Margaret Wymore, Hilda Norman, Ruth Johnson.
The play narrates the story of a
match-making mother, who was planning to entertain the family of her
wanted son-in-law, and describes all
the misfortunes that befell her until
at last she discovers that her daugh
ter is already engaged to the right
man.
"The Pampered Darling," in which
the various parts were well taken by
Edna Shiffer, Gleneitta Henselin, Donald Peterson, Gerald Dougherty, Lucille Shepard, Norma Thyr, Lorelle
Caswell, Herbert Miller and Gertrude
Ellis. In this play, the trials of a
couple of sisters afflicted with a pampered, spoiled brother, are described.
This play occasioned a number of
laughs when a friend of the girls' attempted to cure their brother of his
deafness and dumbness by operating.
"The Critical Case" excellently portrayed by Marcella Carey, Carol Kyllingstad, Eileen Heemstra, Geraldine
Sechser and Leone Flynn, showed how
a girl who imagined herself ill at all
times, was finally cured of her imaginary illnesses by her friends.
Several hundred students from rural schools gathered in Pine River on
Friday to participate in the various
field events sponsored by the local
school. Following is a list of the
winners and the events they took
part  in :
no yard obstacle dash for boys over
12; 1st. Ed. Sweser, 2nd. Clarence
Paulson, 3rd. L. Swartz.
50 yard dash for boys under 12; 1st.
Clarence Harrington, 2nd. Art Sweser
ancl 3rd. Mike King.
50 yard obstacle dash for girls over 12: 1st. Beth Gish, 2nd. June Kinder, 3rd. Jean Swartz.
40 yard obstacle dash for girls miner 12:. 1st. Dorothy Boser, 2nd. Ana-
belle Emery,  3rd;  Carol  Phillips.
40 yard obstacle dash tor boys under 10:1st. Donald Gjertses, 2nd. Win.
Knott,   3rd.  Donald  Nikkari.
4(> yard obstacle dash for girls under 10: 1st. Rose Paulson^ 2nd. Mary
Verment, 3rd.  Henrietta Flategraff.
40 yard obstacle dash for children
under S: 1st. Eddie Maperns, 2nd. Archie  Boser,   3rd.   Martha   Kinder.
Chinning contest for boys over 12:
1st. Arnold r>oser, 2nd. Junior Has-
brouck, Srd. Ray Hildebran. For boys
under 12: 1st. Gerald Erickson, 2nd.
Albert  Mudick,  3rd.  Ervin Bradow.
Volley ball throw for girls over 12:
1st. Jean Swartz, 2nd. Renota Pom,
3rd. Arlene Brekke. For girls under
12: 1st Marilyn Johnstone, 2nd. Mardelle Flategraff 3rd. Dorothy Ahrens.
Baseball accuracy throw for boys
over 12: 1st. George Thiers, 2nd. Wade Zaske, Srd. Virgil Gardner. For
girls over 12: 1st. Lillian Swartz, 2nd.
Mildred Leek, 3rd. Renota Pohl. For
Boys under 12: 1st. Phillip Ellis, 2nd.
Gerald Erickson, 3rd. Morton Ruigh.
For girls under 12: 1st. Edna Ellis,
2nd. Dorothy Hoplin, Srd. Phyllis Ellis.
Sack Race: 1st. Aunabelle Tmery>
2nd. Vernon Leseman, 3rd. Lola Bradow.
Ball bouncing: 1st. Lorraine Paulson, 2nd. Clarice Rudlany, 3rd. Dolores  Kinne.
Three legged race: 1st. Beth Gish
and Renota Pohl, 2nd. Edna Ellis and
Lillian Swartz, 3rd. Mike Kinz and
Joseph   Kryck.
Rope skipping: 1st. Dorothy Boser,
2nd. Irene Sulem, 3rd. Lucille Oliver.
60 yard dash for boys over 12: 1st.
Edward Sweser, 2nd. L. Swartz, 3iid.
Marvin  Gravdahl.
50 yard dash for boys under 12:
1st. Clarence Harrington, 2nd. Lon-
dale  Musolf.
50 yard dash for girls over 12: 1st.
Renota Pohl, 2nd Beth Gish, 3rd. Lillian Swartz.
40 yard dash for girls under 12: 1st
Dorothy Boser, 2nd. Annabelle Emery
3rd. Phyllis Brekke. For boys under
10: 1st. Lee Schumaker, 2nd. Robert
Tersteeg, 3rd, Manfred Swanson. For
girls under 10: 1st. Lucille Johnson,
2nd. Dorothy Pohl, 3rd. Ella Gardner.
For children under 8: 1st. Agnes Olson, 2nd. Nancy Schumaker, 3rd. Jean
Smith.
Continued on Page 4
Supt. Otto Haack
E. Note: The following letter was
received by G. P. Rognlie, clerk of
the local school board, and was written by A. L. Almen, chairman of the
committee on education, concerning
work that was done by Mr. Haack at
the last session of the legislature:
Mr. G. P. Rognlie, Clerk
Board of Education
l'ine  River,  Minn.
Dear Mr. Rognlie:
Through you to your Board, I
wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the services which
your Superintendent, Mr. Otto Haack,
contributed in the last session of the
legislature. I also wish to congratulate you upon having a superintendent so intelligent and so well-posted
on school needs and school laws in
Minnesota as well as In the entire
United States. His part in securing
additional appropriation for school
aids was no small one. Through facts,
figures, statistics and graphs, he laid
the picture before the individual legislators in such a way that they
clearly saw the need for favorable
action. Then, too, through his quiet,
gentlemanly, but nevertheless dynamic personality, he was able to contact
many of the members ancl secure sympathetic and favorable hearing. Such
men , are few and therefore invaluable. I think you are extremely fortunate in having such a man to head
your schools.
Sincerely yours,
A. L. Almen
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION CLOSES
WEDNESDAY
BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES SUNDAY
Baccalaureate services will be held
at the school auditorium Sunday evening, May 28, at 8 p. m., with Rev.
O E. McCracken of Fargo, delivering the address. i
Program ' i. .<. \	
SeletcionJ H. S. Mixed Chorus
Invocation       Rev.  MacKinney
Vitolin Solo    Miss Rasmussen
Scripture Reading .. Rev. MacKinney
Selection ....  S. H. S. Mixed Chorus
Message  Rev. O. E. McCracken
Selection    S. H. S. Mixed Chorus
Benediction    Rev. McCracken
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3.
4.
Memorial Day Program
—AT—
High School Auditorium
TUESDAY, MAY 30, J1939
COMMANDER, DR. R. F. DINGLE in Charge
Program
BAND SELECTIONS  WARREN MATTHEWS, Director
PLACING OF COLORS  COLORBEARERS, Roy Lee Post
OFFICIAL BUGLER    CRIEL ARNOLD, Veteran
I,N\ OCATION   REV. FATHER R. QROW B
VOCAL ' SOLO       A.   J.  LINDEN
ADDRESS  J. J. HADLER, Co. Attorney of Koochiching Co.
VIOLIN   SOLOS       MAURICE   LINDEN
a. "Lost  Chord"      , -*
b. "Selected"
BENEDICTION     REV. ROB'T. MEAD
STAR SPANGLED BANNER  PINE RIVER BAND
Processional  March
1. PINE RIVER BAX 1>
2. VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS
3. LADIES'  AUXILIARY  ORGANIZATION'S
4. GOLD STAR MOTHERS
5. PUBLK'
The procession will assemble on Jefferson Ave., in front of the
school auditorium, and will proceed down 2nd. St. to Barclay Ave. to
Front St., to Arlina Ave., to Mill Ave., down Maple Drive to the Pine
Ridge (Vmelary.
The loca' Eradelphian Study Club
was hostess to j25 women of federated clubs at the 6th district convention held here Tuesday and Wednesday. Fifty-six delegates from other
clubs were registered. Ninety were
present at the luncheon and seventy
five at the banquet, which was held
luesday evening at the armory.
Several distinguished guescs were
present, including Mrs. Einar Gulbrandson, president of the Minn. Federation jf Women's Clubs • Mrs.
Fred Schilplin, First State Vice President, ancl Mrs. L. R. Upton, president of the 5th district; also Mrs.
J. L. Roth, president of the 6th district. These ladies were presented
'with corsages from the local club by
'Mesdames Otto Haack, Wm. Biever
:and  Harry  York.
•: Mrs. Gulbrandson gave a very interesting talk ou the development of
clubwork" -for women and traced it
back to its origination. She also discussed the future of club work.
A memorial service was held at the
Marlow Theatre Wednesday afternoon. The service was held before a
rugged cross covered with evergreen.
Mrs. Agnes Plant of Sauk centre,
gave two readings "Away," "Crossing
the Bar" and one of her own composition. Leota Rounds sang a vocal
solo, accompanied by Mrs. Anderson.
Reports of club activities were giv-
ven by Mrs. Bowling, State Conservation Chairman, of St Cloud, and
Mrs. J. A. Thabes, District Chairman
of Brainerd. Mrs. Fred Schilplin of
St Cloud, Vice President of the Minn.
Federation, gave a complete report
on her work as club historian and
exhibited her scrapbook, which contains newspaper clippings concerning
club work for the past several years.
Mrs. R. G. LaMois of Akeley spoke
on Indian Welfare Work.
Mrs. Anna Underleak, 78 year old
member of the local club spoke on
her hobby of collecting buttons, of
which she has some 18000 of every
size shape ancl form. She also had
a number on exhibit. Mrs. Gulbrandson commented on her paper and requested that it be read at the state
convention. The local club is very
happy in having Mrs. Underleak as
a member.
A display of Indian handiwork by
the Indian Federated Club was also
very interesting.
Members of the sixth district voted $5 to plant one acre of pines in
the Minn. Womens' Federation George
Washington Memorial Forest, honoring Mrs. Lewis of Sauk Centre, mother of Sinclair, and founder of t>»e
club in 1902. They also yoted $5 for
Indian welfare work.
Mrs. John Sokolowski of Minneapolis, gave an illuminating history
of Poland, explaining their progress
in various arts. She also gave an
interesting description of Polish peasants and customs.
Continued on Page 4
W. S. Green Celebrates 89th Birthday
An eventful birthday celebration
was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Green Tuesday afternoon, honoring Mr. Green, who was S9 years oi
age. Mr. Green is a pioneer resident
of Pine River, having made tiis home
here for the past thirty years,
The party was in the form of a
birthday dinner with the following
guests present: Mrs. Delia Kaplan of
Onicago, who arrived last week; Mr.
and Mrs. George Green and Mrs. Mabel Thayer of Pontiac, Mich.; Joseph
McCloud of Pontiac, Mich., son of
Mrs. Green; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Giles
pf Nashwauk, daughter of Mr. Green,
Mr. ancl Mrs. Frank Hill and Lorraine Rounds. Following the dinner,
a radio was presented Mr. Green, as
a gift from the sons and daughters,
together with numerous other beautiful gifts.
Despite his age of four-score and
nine, Mr. Green, better known to his
many friends as "Daddy Green" cultivates one of the finest gardens in
Pine River, and together with Mrs.
Green, keeps their yard in perfect
trim.
A. J. Thorson had a tonsilectomy at
the local hospital Tuesday.
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